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It turns out the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now home to dozens of species

Getty Image It is no secret that plastic is bad for our oceans. For years, many people have known about the many harmful ...
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Transforming Into a Wildlife Hotspot — And That's a Problem

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not a solid island of rubbish, but a vast region of ocean where currents concentrate floating plastic into a soup of debris. It sits in the North Pacific Subtropical ...